Sedov–Taylor blast wave solution
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
blast waves in fluids
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| gptkbp:assumes |
ideal gas
no energy loss point explosion |
| gptkbp:citation |
Sedov, L. I. (1946) J. Appl. Math. Mech. 10, 241
Taylor, G. I. (1950) Proc. Roy. Soc. A201, 159 |
| gptkbp:describes |
self-similar solution for strong explosions
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| gptkbp:dimensions |
usually 3D, but also 2D and 1D cases
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| gptkbp:form |
R(t) ∝ (E t^2 / ρ)^{1/5}
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| gptkbp:governs |
radius of blast wave as function of time
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sedov–Taylor blast wave solution
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:G._I._Taylor
gptkb:Leonid_Sedov |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1940s
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Rankine–Hugoniot_conditions
strong shock waves |
| gptkbp:solvedBy |
self-similar
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
astrophysics
explosives research shock wave physics |
| gptkbp:usedToEstimate |
energy of nuclear explosions
supernova remnant expansion |
| gptkbp:variant |
E (energy released)
t (time since explosion) ρ (ambient density) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Leonid_Sedov
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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